Safety-razor.



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o'r'ro KAMPFE, or NEW YORK, N. Y., AssIGNon 'ro KAivrPrE anos., a oonPonATIoN or NEW Yoan.I

SAFETYIRAZOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 14, 1911.

Application led October 2, 1906. Serial No.A 337,152.

vention is the production of a holder, for

such blades, of. pronounced simplicity and having only a few parts.

In the device o1c my invention, the thin removable blades are not sharpened on both or opposite edges, they .are n`ot perforated for any engaging devices and they are not bent transversely by the holder as has heretofore beenusual with safety razor blades of this class.

In carrying out my invention I provide a body member forn'iing a holding frame for receiving the thin removable 'and interchangeable blades one ata time auditor en'- gaging the same around three sides oredg'es (the fourtlredge or side being sharpened. for cutting);

In this frame iis pivotally mounted a swinging guard comb whose outer surface bears upon the razor blade to press the same against the holding edges or frame of the body member. The vfree ends ofthe comb teeth are slightly curvednind extend beyond the cutting edge of the blade. The body meniberis secured to a tubular handle, the `tree' end of which is formed with a screw thread, and a rod passes through the tubular handle which bears against the swinging guard comb to forceand hold the blade in position and said rod is secured to a manually actuated plug threaded to screw` in position, the same is bent longitudinally,

that is to say, the straight sharpened edge of the blade is slightly bowed, the curvature thereby imparted producing the same functional etfect in the use of the implement for shaving as does thc curved edge of the blade ot an ordinary razor.

In the drawing, Figure l is an elevation e at the cutting side of the implement with vthe handle broken oli), Fig. is a' plan of the parts shown in Fig. l, Fig. 3 is a vertical longitudinal section through the entire i1npleinentand Fig. l is a vertical section through the body member with the guard comb lowered for the introduction of acutting blade.

The body member a. as will be seen by reference to Figs. l, i). and 3 is ot elongated pro-A and reducedI materially in thickness so as not to present any blunt or oliposing metal to ,interfere with the act of shaving.

b represents a tubular handle to the upper end otwhich the head portion (il ot the body member is secured and formed to all intents e and purposes substantially intt-gral, the said head being centrally perforated and the lower or open end ot this tubular handle is orined Awith a screw thread 1, the sides -ot the body member being provided with support ledges 5.

'l provide a. swinging guard comb o adapti ed to tit. within lhevtranie of the body vmember and provided with lugs 6 formed as engaging hooks extending through openings in the hack portion ot the body member so as to maintain a pivotal relation of the "guard comb c with the body member'v to pre' vent accidental separation of the parts; said lugs providing 'for the swingingl of the guard comb between the over-turned edges 2 and 4lwhich torni stops in an upward direction and the support ledges 5 which form stops in downward direction; the said guard comb having teeth c1 lthe tree ends ot which are overturned and bent at a slight downward inclination. As will be seen from Fig. 3, this guard comb is in cross section flat and straight, While from l` to thel extent of this cient if quite slight although it may 1fv de- Fig. 1 it will be seen that the said guard comb longitudinally is slightly bent or of an arched configuration. Ido not limit myself curvature; it issuttisired, be made more pronounced.

d represents the razor blade as over-lying the guard comb'c with three edges of the blade extending under and held to the overturned edges 2 3 4 of .the body member by the upward pressure of the This pressure is produced by a rod e which passes through the frame of the body member and is formed with a threaded plug f which is adapted to turn into the lower pfen and threaded end ofthe tubular'handleQ plug being preferably provided with a knurled'head f1 for rotating the same. Itl

will therefore be apparent that as this knurled head and its plug and rod are turned in one direction the free end of the rod bears with force against the under surface of the 'guard comb raising the same and clamping K,

the razor blade in position, whereas in the reverse position. the loweringor removal of the rod e permits the guard comb c to drop by gravity' and to free the razor blade d from the grasp of the parts holding the same. The razor blade when freed assumes a flat and straight form. It is removable and the parts are adapted to receive a duplicate thereof that may be sharp and scrviceable for shaving, so that these razor blades are removable and interchangeable; Fig. 4f showing the position just described and adapted for the removal of one blade and the insertion of'another, and in this position tained without going it will be noticed that the guard comb c which has dropped by gravity when released now rests upon the support ledges 5, no razor blade being shown in this 'gure.

From the foregoing description andaccompanying illustration, it will be apparent that the razor blade of my inventionin use has a convert outer face and convex cutting edge; that this convex face is presented to a shaving'sur-face; that the path shaved is less than the whole length of the cutting edge and because of the curvature the shaving is cleaner than is produced with a straight edge which has a greater bearing surface, consequently a cleaner shave is ob g over'the face so many times. The shaving edge of the blade is sharpened when straight and is under tension when curved and it is 'believedvthat this tension prolonge the useful sharp life of the blade, making it unnecessary to sharpen fre quently. The razor blade is fiat in its initial condition. t is iliexible longitudinally of the said rectangular blade, that is to say, it is fiexible in the line of its sharpened or cutting edge so thatl said cutting edge is curved in use,

A shaving and that the manner guard comb c.'

l'said From the illustration and foregoing description it will be apparent that the device of my invention is composed of a very few parts, that these are accessible degree for cleaning and wiping dry after of removing one razor blade and introducing an interchangeable sharp blade is exceedingly simple.

lVhile I have hereinbefore described the thin flexible rectangularv razor blade of my cutting, curved form under pressure and tension, I wish it to be understood that yI do not limit my invention in this particular as said thin rectangular bladey may be made normally stantially it over and'upon the curved upper surface of the swinging guard comb without in any manner departing from the spirit of 4my invention; the `manner of sharpening a straight or curved blade being immaterial and forming no -part of my invention.

I claim as my invention: l

l. ln a razor the combination with a thin removable blade, to receive and having edges adapted to'extend over and engage cutting edge of the blade, a guard-comb adapted to lie against said blade and beneath the edges of the body member, means for pivotally connecting the. said comb to the body membepI at its' longest edge adjacent thereto andtse providing a swinging movement to the guard-comb and means for holding the parts in position. I

2. In a razor, the combination with a thin removable blade, of a body member adapted tend-over and engage all. edges except the cutting edgev of the adapted to lie against thesaid blade and come beneath the edges of thebody member, means for pivotally connecting the said comb to the body member at its longest edge adjacent thereto and so providing a swinging movement to the guard-comb :and longi tudinally movable manually operated devices for forcing the blade vto hold the blade against the edges of the body member for position. l

3. In a razor, the combination with a thin removable blade, of a body member adapted to receive and having edges adapted to eX- cutting edge of the blade, a swinging guard comb adapted to lie'against the said blade,

ber` and threaded at its free open end, a rod passing through the tubular handle, a

plug connected therewith and screwed into the threaded end of the tubular handle and to a marked invention with one side` edge sharpened for,

as normally flat and as brought to curved to an arc to correspond with and sub` all edges except the' lblade, a guard comb guard-comb against thev clamping the parts in tend over and engage all edges Aexcept thev a tubular handle secured to the body mem-`- esv to receive and having edges adapted to eX- f noname the cutting edge ot the blade, the longer oi said edges of the body member being slightly curved, a swinging guard comb of rectangw' lar form sliffhtl? curveddn the direction 'of itsgreatest. length and adapted tolielagainst' the saidblade and means parts in position.

5. ln a razor, the combination with a thm `for holding the removable blade of rectangular form sharpened onone long edge, of a body member adapted to receive and having edges adapted to extend over andengage all edges except the cutting edge of the blade, thelonger of l said-edges of the body member being slightly curved, a swinging guard comb of rectangular form slightly curved in the direction of its greatest length and adapted to lie against the said blade,.a tubular handle formed with the .body 'member and. threaded at itsfree opeii end, a rod passingthrough the tubular handle and adapted to bear1 with force upon the under side of. the guard comb, a plug ythreaded and adapted to screw into the tubii- -lar handle and to .which vthis rod is secured land means by which the plug may be grasped in the. hand and turned hto apply pressure against the-guard comb for holding I i the-cutting edge and a means for 'securing the parts imposition.

6. ln a razor, the combination with a thin i removable blade, of a body member adapted to receive and having edges adapted to' extend over and engav e all edges except the cutting edge ofi' tie blade, said body member also being provided .vihsupport ledges 5 at' opposite places and-With perforations in the back, a guard comb having lugsl extending through the perforations in the back of the body member and turned over to connect the guard comb With the. body member in n pivotal relation, the free end 4of said guard comb being adapted tomove between. the edges of the body member engaging the razor blade and the said support v ledges, and means for moving thel guard comb* and for pressing the razor blade between the upper 4surface,thereof and the over-turned edges of the body member.

7.In al razor and in combination, a normally flat blade of thin steel of rectangular form sharpened atl ,one of its longest edges, a body member having` overturned edges to extend over the opposite ends'of said blade and a curved over-turned edge to extend over the edge of the blade opposite the cntting edge, a swinging guard comb of rectangular form ourvedin its longest direc? tion and adapted to under-lie the said normally dat razor blade and means for-moving the said guard comb to `grasp said razor bladeabetween vthe vedges thereof and the over-turned edges of the body member and cause the said normally flat blade to assume aeurved conligniration agreeing therewith.

8. ln a razor and in combination, a nor- 4mally flat blade of thin steel of rectangular formV sharpened at one of its longest edges, a body member in part curved and adapted to engage said blade at its unsharpened edges, a movable guard comb longitudinally curved and a clamping device for forcing thecomb against the blade and bending the same and securely holding the blade inits bent position.

9. In a razor and in combination, a-nor mally Hat blade of thin steel of rectangular .form sharpened at one of its longest edges, a body member in part curvedgand adapted to engage said blade at itsl .unsharpened edges, a swinging pivotally mounted guard comb longitudinally curved and a clan'lping device for forcing rthe comb against the blade and bending the same andv'secnr'ely holding the bladein its bent position.

10. In razor, the combination with a relatively thin blade and a handle, lot' a body member comprising a main bent portion and a three-sided frame formed with the body member and longitudinally curved, having over-turned'edges on thethreesidesto ex'- tend over all the edges of the plate except the blade in position.

ll. In a razor, the combination with a.

relativel fthin blade and a handle, of a body member zfmprising a main bent portion and a`thre Lsided frame formed with the 'body member and having over-tnrned edges on the tbree'- sides to entend over all the edges of the` plate except the cutting'edge and a means for securing the blade in position. 12Min a safety razor and in combination, a normally flat blade sharpened along one edge, and devices for receiving and holding and simultaneously bending said blade and one of which devices forms a guard, so that a convex outer face and curved cutting edge are presented to a shaving surface. 1

13.l ln a safety razor and in combination,

` a normally flat blade of Vrectangular form,

flexible in the line-or' its length, and sharpened along one of its longest edges, devices for bending or c'onvexing and simultaneously holding the blade as bent With a'eonveX outer face and curved cutting edgelpresented to a shaving surface and one of which devices forms a guard. Y

lei. in a safety razor and in combination,

normally flat blade of thin steel of rectangular form, sharpened along one of itsl flong'est edges, a body member'havingflparts' aga-inst a shaving surface. A 4 15.111,1"a'safety'razor and in combination, *1:5 afno'mallyflat blade ofthin steel of rec;

tangular form, sharpened along one j\of \its agalnst which the un-sharpened edges' ef' theblade bear, a curved member c stitut'f ing ar guard and coming beneathithfblakie, and Iieans for Iactuating the same to simul-A taneously engage and impart a curved lorconvex-formto the-blade and `apply a gripping pressure thereto against the body membev' s o that the blade is made lconve'xand .its cutting edgecurvedagainst ai shaving surface. v

16. A safety razor hr. fing a guardcurved as shown, and a blade secured thereto land conforming .to its curvature, so that the cut shaved.

ting edge of theblade is flexed and presents ya 'convex at side to the face.

guard, a flexible blade coperating with the 40 saidvarched vguard and means for clamping the blade to the guard, the cutting edge of 'the blade following the arch 4of `the guard.`

' -19. 'A safety razor, comprising a holder having` jaws curved' transversely of the holder, anda blade confined between said jaws'and curved thereby inthe direction of its length to present acurved cutting edge to the surface to be sh aved 4 2O.4 A safety razor comprising a holder 50 i having jaws curved transversely, one of which jaws constitutes a guard, a rectangular flexible blade normally -fiat, confined between said jaws and bent thereby to. present a curved cuttingedge t0;th e surface to be 55,.

this PAtll layf Sept. 1906-. '5 

